The tell on the Matthew Tkachuk commentary Thursday is as easy to spot as a cheesy slew foot or a spear caught on camera.

If you read, or hear, someone say that they wouldn’t want Tkachuk on their team, that person is a fan boy. OK?

They say that because they don’t like the Flames. And they do love the Canucks, Leafs, Oilers, whomever…

The fact is, whatever you think about Tkachuk’s antics, only Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine are — at this point — clearly superior assets to come out of the 2016 draft. If you don’t want one of hockey’s premier 19-year-olds — who scores, hits, fights, pesters, and skates as well as Tkachuk does — your hockey acumen requires a reboot.

So we’ve established our respect for the asset, if not for some of the traits that Tkachuk currently exhibits. But, let’s face it: If I look back at my own decisions, they became infinitely wiser from age 19 to 23, and we’re sure the same thing will apply to the young Flames winger.